March 22-April 2
Spring Break
April 5
School Resumes
Parent Council, 6 pm
April 7
*Change in Date, see below for details*
No School- In-Service
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Shelter project by John Richardson, 3rd grade |
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Greeting Madrone Trail Community!
This week has been a true reminder for everyone as to why we love what we do! Seeing and hearing the children has just been so heartwarming given they were absent from campus for so long.
I want to thank everyone for doing their part. Our teachers are amazing and continue to exceed my expectations. This is the first time I have seen some of them interact with children in person. The efforts they go to meet the children and ensure a wonderful day are exceptional and evident by the smiling children who tell me how happy they are to be back during drop off and pick up.
I also want to thank our Assistant Director and Games Teacher extraordinaire, Cori Royer, for all her diligent planning and frankly, possessing brain power in areas that I simply do not. Our relationship is truly synergistic. She may not want to take on the tasks that I take on, but I will admit, I could not take on the tasks that she does. She is surely the beeswax holding everything together around here.
And of course, our janitor, Scott. The demands never cease and yet he has to accomplish everything safely while staying out of the way and ensuring he is not here until midnight for his own sanity.
Lastly, thank you to the parents! I know this has been a stressful year and not everything has been handled to everyone’s satisfaction, from government mandates to receiving a Waldorf education via a screen. We truly appreciate your patience and for having faith that one day things will be back to normal for the children’s sake. We are not there yet, but we are close.
A few requests:
- For CDL and hybrid students on “off” days, please be sure your child checks in with their class teacher daily. Some are already doing so through zoom check-ins, turning in work, or emailing. If they can’t for some reason, then please reach out yourself in the evening via email. I know it is strange given the student is home, but this check in is our attendance which determines our funding so we need to make this a priority.
- Pick up and drop off are occurring exactly as we hoped and planned. We would prefer to be slower and safer than the opposite. To increase efficiency for drop off, please pull as far forward as possible and ensure your child has their mask on and their backpack ready once you pull in the parking lot. Pick up will get smoother, but it is occurring within 20 minutes and that is acceptable to us given we are making sure to keep the cohorts from mixing and ensuring social distancing. We are only loading the first three cars in line at a time. I know your child could possibly run down the line and get in but that wouldn’t get you out of here faster because we can’t allow you to drive around the line of cars. That would not be safe. Please bear with us and let me repeat; tis better to be slower and safer than the opposite. We will not allow a student in the gates before 8:15 am and won’t call a child out until 3:15 pm.
- Over Spring Break please be mindful of travel plans. We are asking students who traveled out of state to quarantine for 14 days after returning.
As always, please reach out to myself or Cori if you have any questions or concerns.
~John Bissey
Director
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School Calendar Revision
We have revised our school calendar for the rest of the year to even out the amount of in-person school days Group A and Group B students have. Here are the changes:
- Friday, April 9 In-service will now be on Wednesday, April 7
- Friday, May 21 Grades Day will now be on Wednesday, May 19
- Thursday, May 27 Parent-Teacher Conference will now be on Wednesday, May 26
- Tuesday, June 8 be a Group B day instead of Group A.
This means there will be no CDL (Comprehensive Distance Learning) classes on April 7, May 19, and May 26. April 9, May 21, and May 27 are now school days, instead of off for students. There will still be no school Friday, May 28 (Parent-Teacher Conferences) and Monday, May 31 (Memorial Day.) We hope this doesn't pose any inconvenience for you, we did not want the Group B students to have 4 less days of in-person learning than Group A. Click below to see the updated school calendar. The changes are also reflected on the school calendar on our website.
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Fundraising Update
Fundraising efforts are rolling along! The two big fundraisers coming up are the Jog-a-thon the week of April 12-16, and our Online Auction happening April 30-May 2.
Jog-a-thon: Pledge sheets will be going home NEXT WEEK (on Tuesday for Group A and Friday for Group B.) so students can start getting pledges over Spring Break from friends and family. Each student will run/jog/walk for 30 minutes during Games class. Students can get a per lap pledge (our track is a little less than a 1/4 mile) or a flat rate donation. This is a big fundraiser every year for our school, any donation is appreciated!
Online Auction: The Auction committee needs help! At this time we have a specific need for:
- Keeping social media platforms updated about the event (can easily be done from home.)
- Canvasing businesses for donations
We are also looking for Sponsors! If your business would like to Sponsor our Auction or you can help with the above needs, please email the Auction Committee, auction@madronetrail.org.
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Pictures for the Yearbook Needed
Weekly reminder! We still need more pictures of online school activities, but luckily now that students are starting to return to school we are getting pictures of them on campus, like this one of 2nd grader, Caroline Percy (with Lily Bevers in the background), out at recess.
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Window Into Waldorf Discussion
If you were unable to attend but would like to see a recording, click the button below to view it.
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Latest Metrics from the State
2/7-2/20 Case Count: 382 Cases Per 100,000: 172.6 Test Positivity Rate: 7.3%
2/14-2/27 Case Count: 486 Cases Per 100,000: 219.6 Test Positivity Rate: 7.9%
2/21-3/6 Case Count: 474 Cases Per 100,000: 214.2 Test Positivity Rate: 7.8%
To see how other counties are doing click below.
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MADRONE TRAIL PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL
www.madronetrail.org
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Madrone Trail Public Charter School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or age in its programs and activities. |
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